• melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    I think 158 million sounds about right for the purchase of american politicians. It used to be cheaper but now they are all holding out for that big subscription tech bros money. Sadly, most everyone has a price.

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      12 hours ago

      in a very transactional society yes. I’ve never experienced this pressure to get money as the only value a person has as much as Ive seen when visiting america.

      A lot of other societies put other things such as family and community over this and will ask such questions as a point of value in life.

      I strongly urge you to travel and see how other cultures connect with eachother if your only experience has been american greed which seems to be celebrated in america. there is a reason america attracts the types of people such as elon musk and andrew tate. These types of people dont fit so well in societies that ask other questions about their life and value as a person that isnt money oriented